Brooms should remain in closets – for now

OKLAHOMA CITY — People I trust swear Spurs fans were brandishing brooms on Houston Street in the immediate aftermath of Tuesday’s Game 2 victory over the Thunder.

Has there been a 3-0 sweep in a seven-game series?

San Antonians seem to think it’s possible.

So, too, do some national observers. Here’s a sampling of headlines from some of the top sports websites:

- Behind the Box Score, Where the Spurs Are As Good As We’ve Ever Seen — Yahoo!Sports.com.

- Do the Thunder have Any Hope? — SI.com.

- Present Tense: Thunder in Trouble — ESPN.com.

Wow, maybe we all should invest in broom straw futures.

Perspective, people: The Spurs are on a magical run, all right, but the Thunder aren’t the Jazz and don’t have a wounded point guard, as did the Clippers. This is the Western Conference finals, and the venue has changed.

Consider this a warning: The Thunder are going to play Game 3 on their Chesapeake Energy Arena home court as if it were Game 7 because even the truest believer among Oklahomans understands a loss in tonight’s game means elimination, be it in Game 4 or later.

As well as they have played, have the Spurs truly dominated this series?

It took a 39-point fourth quarter (and a whole lot of nasty) to emerge from Game 1 with a three-point win.

A 22-point third-quarter lead in Game 2 was whittled to six in the fourth before the Spurs’ home-court advantage was protected.

The Spurs have a history of playing well in Oklahoma City, and they have won 24 of their last 25 road games that featured each member of their Big Three. Running their playoff record to 11-0 would shock nobody.

If they do, feel free to head down to Houston Street with your broom. Teams really can sweep after they go up 3-0 in a seven-game series.